Legal Opinion
Mocklin v. Orleans Levee District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1989No. 88-3675PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, the plaintiff-appellants challenge the district court’s dismissal of the United States Army Corps of Engineers from this suit. 690 F.Supp. 527. The dismissal in the district court was based upon immunity from liability under the independent contractor defense and also the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b); 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a).
We affirm the district court’s dismissal. We find instead that the immunity of the Corps stems from the sweeping provisions of the Flood Control Act of 1928…
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